The Sovereign Order of Malta is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation.
According to the Constitution, as the religious Superior and Sovereign, he must fully dedicate himself to the development of the works of the Order and to set an example of living by Christian principles, to all the members of the Order.
The Order of Malta is permanently present with medical, social and humanitarian projects in most countries in the world.
The diplomatic relations which the Sovereign Order of Malta enjoys exist to facilitate its humanitarian activities.
The birth of the Order of St. John dates back to around 1048.
In 2005 the Magistral Library formed a partnership with the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) to digitise the archive material and books dating from 13th century – 1904.
The scope of this project is to preserve and protect our cultural heritage, while also making known our collections and widening access to them. Digital files include papal bulls; family trees; postages; prints; maps; manuscripts; incunabulum and rare books; artworks.
On 6 September 1522 the ship Victoria returned to the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain. She was the only survivor of the expedition begun over three years earlier commanded by the Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan.
After 5 months of war, presently 15.7 million Ukrainians are in need of humanitarian aid. According to latest figures, 6.3 million people are internally displaced,
